Ashwin Rao
IT Project Manager - Strategic Projects
- Role
- IT Project Manager - Strategic Projects at The Timken Company
- Location
- Uniontown, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ashwin Rao
Strategic IT leader with 20+ years of global experience in project and program management (from $2MM to $900MM), business transformation, and HRIS operations for a Fortune 500 company. Proven success in business analysis, vendor management, change leadership, and team collaboration. Drives continuous improvement and operational excellence. Capabilities include:Functional Skills• Project Management• Business Transformation• IT Strategy & Governance• Change Management• Continuous Improvement• Strong Presentation Skills• Instructor | Trainer• Talent Management• Mergers & AcquisitionsProcess Skills• Waterfall | Agile | Scrum• Business Analytics• Vendor Management• Team Leadership• Operational Excellence• Best Practices | Tools• Mentoring• HRIS OperationsTechnical Skills• SAP | S4HANA | BN4L • Workday | Service Connect• ServiceNow | DevOps | JIRA• MS Project | MS Office Suite• ARIS | Tableau | Power BI | AI • MS Power Automate | VBA Script• Snowflake | Alation• SAP SuccessFactors• Kronos Time & AttendanceCERTIFICATIONSProject Management: Project Management Professional (PMP): Certified Scrum Master (CSM): Business Analysis Certificate from Baldwin-Wallace College: Advanced Project Management from Baldwin-Wallace CollegeArtificial Intelligence: Gen AI Overview for Project Managers: Data Landscape of GenAI for Project ManagersTalking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers: Introduction to Cognitive Project Management in AI (CPMAI)™
Experience
IT Project Manager - Strategic Projects
Jun 2025 — Present · North Canton, OH, US
As the IT Project Manager for Strategic Projects, I lead high-impact SAP implementations that support enterprise integration following major acquisitions. My focus is on driving end-to-end project delivery, aligning complex system landscapes, and ensuring seamless integration across acquired entities. With a strong background in program management and enterprise systems, I bring structure, stakeholder alignment, and execution discipline to mission-critical transformation initiatives.
Education
University Of Hull
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Madras
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.